组委会 (zǔ wěi huì) — organizing committee (abbreviation for 组织委员会)

Definition

Short for 组织委员会: the committee that plans and runs an event such as a conference, sports tournament, or exhibition.

noun
organizing committee (abbreviation for 组织委员会)
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 组委会。
    Zhè cì dà huì de zǔ wěi huì yóu gè gè bù mén dài biǎo zǔ chéng.
    The organizing committee of this conference is composed of representatives from various departments.
  • 组委会。
    zǔ wěi huì Zhèng zài tǎo lùn kāi mù shì de shí jiān ān pái.
    The organizing committee is discussing the schedule of the opening ceremony.
  • 组委会。
    Quán tǐ zǔ wěi huì chéng yuán zài huì hòu pāi le yì zhāng hé yǐng.
    All members of the organizing committee took a group photo after the meeting.

Origin

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 組; 组 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
糸糸mìsilk
Sound part声符shēngfú
且
且qiě組zǔ
Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 組 pairs 糸 (silk) with 且 as a sound part; the simplified 组 is a shorthand.

Open 组 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
禾
禾hé委wěi
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

委 has 女 under 禾. 女, a woman, is the meaning part, and 禾 gives the sound.

Open 委 →

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 會; 会 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
合合héto meet
Sound part声符shēngfú
𡆧
𡆧𡆧會huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

Traditional 會 pairs 合 (to meet) with 𡆧, an original form for ironware, to give the sound. The simplified 会 is a later shorthand, so its parts are not the original parts.

Open 会 →

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